Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce § 330.4. Blighted property

(a) General rule.--In addition to the powers contained in the act of August 23, 1967 (P.L. 251, No. 102),  1 known as the Economic Development Financing Law, and subject to section 3  2 of this act, an authority shall have the power to acquire, by purchase, gift, bequest, eminent domain or otherwise, blighted areas located either within or outside of a certified redevelopment area. An authority also shall have the power to hold, clear, manage and dispose of blighted areas for residential and related reuse and for commercial or industrial reuse. This power shall be exercised in accord with the procedures set forth in this act.

(b) Property review committee.--The power conferred in subsection (a) shall be conditioned upon creation or existence of a property review committee by resolution of the governing body of the county where the property is located, and the review committee shall be responsible for determining whether the property constitutes a blighted area. The committee shall be made up of members as determined in the resolution but shall include at least one member of the governing body of the county, a representative of the authority, a representative of the appropriate county planning commission and a representative to be designated by the chief executive officer or officers from the executive branch of the government of the municipality.

(c) Rules for certification.--The property review committee, upon making a determination that any area is blighted, must certify the blighted area to the authority, except that:

(d) Resolution required.--Power of eminent domain shall be exercised pursuant to a resolution of the authority and the procedure set forth in the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L. 84, No. 6),  3 known as the Eminent Domain Code.